diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
index df66a8b9b0..9369172ecb 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ in
   time.timeZone = mkDefault "Etc/UTC";
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    vim rxvt_unicode.terminfo tmux rebuilder tailscale
+    vim rxvt_unicode.terminfo tmux rebuilder tailscale rsync
     (mercurial.overridePythonAttrs (origAttrs: {
       propagatedBuildInputs = origAttrs.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [python3Packages.hg-evolve depot.nix.pkgs.hg-git];
     }))